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Artist:    Pink Floyd
Title:     Welcome To The Machine
Unique_Id: WELCMACH

Format:    CD
Catalog:   TSP-CD-061 The Swingin' Pig Records
Misc.:     Audience recording, NoNOISE
Produced:  Swinging Pig S.A.R.L. Luxemburg, 1990
Date:      770702

Cover:     Stage shot of David Gilmour and the front of the drum set.
           PINK FLOYD written at the top in big lettering, and
           WELCOME TO THE MACHINE at the bottom (not as big).

Sources:   02 Jul 1977, New York.
           Recorded live in concert at Madison Square Garden

Tracks:     1. Shine On You Crazy Diamond 1-5
            2. Welcome To The Machine
            3. Have A Cigar
            4. Wish You Were Here
            5. Shine On You Crazy Diamond 6-9
               Total                                53:47

Band:      Roger Waters*
           David Gilmour*
           Rick Wright*
           Nick Mason*
           Snowy White*
           Dick Perry*

Xref:      Caught In The Crossfire <CAUCROSS>
           Live USA <LIVE_USA>
           New York Live 1977 <NYLIVE77>

Quality:   Ex-    -HERWIG
           Ex+    -TOR
           SUP-   -MARK
           EX+/SUP -ABDABS 

Comments:  For an audience recording, sound quality on this album
           is surprisingly good; probably a result of NoNOISE.

           This represents Pink Floyd at its best; especially
           Wish You Were Here which, with a wonderful Rick Wright
           keyboard coda, is far better than the original. Have A
           Cigar has also been improved, being far more powerful.
           If you like these songs as much as I do, you'll love
           this CD.                                -TAP (#50)

           A very good audience recordin of the WYWH part of a 77
           concert. Sound is very clear and there isn't very much
           audience noise. Perfomance is good, but not as good as at
           Oakland May 9th 77. Rick Wright though is probably doing
           his best show ever, he does some wonderful solos, especially
           the piano solo at the end of Wish You Were Here is very
           good.                                      -TOR

           Great sound quality, an awesome show. Definitely recommeded!  -ECM

           All the comments about the show and the recording are right,
           but there's one problem during the first few minutes:  Some
           idiot in the audiences is setting off firecrackers.  You
           hear the BOOM, then you hear the audience's annoyed
           reaction.  After that, everything is great.   -ANON

           A fellow on the net just told me he purchased a copy of Pink
           Floyd's Welcome To The Machine on another label other than
           The Swinging Pig. His label is WELFARE PIG. Same title of
           course.   -ANON

           This cd contains the best recording of the 77 tour. Sound 
           quality is definitely superior to Plays the Animals, In the 
           Flesh, or the Azimuth Coordinator. The only drawback is that 
           its only half a show. Still its the best sound your going to 
           find. 
                          - Greg 

           A extrodinary recording of the "Wish You Were Here" portion of 
           the 1977 tour. Wright's keyboard work during "Wish You Were 
           Here" is exceptional; much better than the 1977 show I attended 
           in Philadephia. The sound quality is superior to those RoIOs of 
           the 1977 tour; however, this is only half the show. However, 
           anyone who is looking for an exceptional live recording of the 
           entire "Wish You Were Here" should invest in this RoIO. 
                          - ABDABS 

           Welcome to the Machine 7/2/77 Madison Square Gardens. My copy 
           has a different cover, somebody sitting on a hill in a chair 
           watching TV with trees in the foreground. About 4 min. till the 
           end of SOYCD pt 9 a ticking sound starts. It becomes quite 
           annoying the closer you get to the end. 
                          - Dan